Seventh-day Adventist World Church President Pastor Ted Wilson is scheduled to visit Jamaica this weekend to launch the denomination’s Youth Ambassador programme.

Pastor Everett Brown, president of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Jamaica, in a news release on Sunday, expressed pleasure at the April 11-13 visit of Pastor Wilson and his wife Nancy, noting that it will be his third since being elected world church president in 2010.

“We welcome him as the keynote speaker at the first-ever Ambassador Convention organised by the youth department of our church. I am eagerly looking forward to his message on Sabbath, April 12, 2025. I am confident that our young people and the broader leadership members of the church will be inspired and blessed as he urges us to remain focused on the church’s mission,” Brown said.

Wilson’s last visit to Jamaica was in February 2019 when Jamaica hosted his team and senior officers from the World Church headquarters and other regional offices worldwide to focus on the church’s health strategies and methods. They also participated in a members’ convention named ‘Lord Transform Me’ at Montego Bay Convention Centre.

Wilson’s previous visit was in 2012 when he was the main speaker for a convention at Northern Caribbean University in Mandeville dubbed ‘That the World May Know’.

“Pastor Ted Wilson’s visit is critical because the ambassador ministry is a comprehensive initiative of the Adventist World Church to address the needs and challenges of youth aged 16 to 21,” said Pastor Dane Fletcher, youth ministries director of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Jamaica.

“As our world leader, he will emphasise that the ambassador ministry is a high priority for the Adventist Church. In line with the church’s total member involvement strategy, it calls for all members to engage in the widespread efforts of ambassadors. Since ambassador ministry is relatively new, Pastor Ted’s presence signals to youth, youth leaders, and all stakeholders that it is a strategic priority for the leadership of the Adventist Church, both in Jamaica and around the globe.”

Pastor Wilson and his wife will be accompanied by other leaders of the Inter-American Division of Seventh-day Adventists.

An ordained minister, Wilson holds a doctorate in religious education from New York University, a Master of Divinity from Andrews University, and a Master of Science in Public Health from Loma Linda University School of Public Health. In addition to English, he speaks French and some Russian.